Stan Tamudo Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 You don't need a degree. Getting yourself elected as a MP is a start. Supermundo, I'll be up and at it first thing. Prime Minister Tamudo as a certain ring about it me thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemex Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 A doctor needs a degree in medicine BEFORE they can be a doctor. A lawyer needs a degree in law BEFORE they can be a lawyer. A student wanting to learn maths to the highest level needs a degree in maths. Training to be an educator themselves? Totally agree with you though, as I posted earlier, some positions require/will always require prior academic knowledge that can only be obtained from a degree. A media arts specialist does not need a degree in media arts before they can work in that industry. A sports worker does not need a degree in sports studies to get a job in the sports industry. Quite simply some jobs are suited to people starting off at the bottom of the ladder and working their way up. That is the training scheme. Leave Uni to the professionals and academics. My point exactly, the system would work far better if it was set up that relevant positions/placements were obtained with an employer prior to beginning the degree (I suppose this would be an implementation of a wide-scale intern-ship system), which then lead to a full time paid job upon graduation with that employer. People doing the required degree for the job they have already secured and industry/organisation can only benefit as they have an exact suitable graduate for their business/organisation and the 'noddy' degrees disappear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Don't know why you're all moaning, I could've told you what was going to happen if the conservatives got in power. It won't be the last disturbance and not just from students either; wait until the economic cuts hit home. We're just going to have to get used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 Are you working today Mecky or will we be treated to your rants all day again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Reports of fire extinguishers being thrown off the roof at police in the street. Any big demo will attract anarchists who will exploit the situation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitch_1980 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Are you working today Mecky or will we be treated to your rants all day again? It does amaze me how he manages to bring in the hint of mass chaos everytime he wants to get "any" point across.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unuspromulti Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 A media arts specialist does not need a degree in media arts before they can work in that industry. A sports worker does not need a degree in sports studies to get a job in the sports industry. Quite simply some jobs are suited to people starting off at the bottom of the ladder and working their way up. That is the training scheme. Leave Uni to the professionals and academics. I love how you specify 2 professions and then go to general industries for your comparison. There's no such job title as a 'media arts specialist' or 'sports worker' so they're not a valid comparison. There are plenty of jobs that require degrees in the sports industry for instance, you're not going to get very far without a degree as a clinical/exercise/sport biomechanist, dietician, or psychologist are you? Never mind the number of academics that have a sport/exercise background and do research in those areas and others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 I love how you specify 2 professions and then go to general industries for your comparison. There's no such job title as a 'media arts specialist' or 'sports worker' so they're not a valid comparison. There are plenty of jobs that require degrees in the sports industry for instance, you're not going to get very far without a degree as a clinical/exercise/sport biomechanist, dietician, or psychologist are you? Never mind the number of academics that have a sport/exercise background and do research in those areas and others. Surpisingly i know a NHS admin worker with a degree in Genetics and a Psych degree holder who does admin for an insurance company. Waste of time and money imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritPat Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 What degree do you need to be Prime Minister? A degree of Treacherous venal mendacity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 So after all the claims by the goody two shoes peaceful protesters that the violence was down to anarchists, it turns out the person that did the worst thing on the day (threw a fire extinguisher off a high rise building towards the crowd below) IS a student at a Uni in Cambridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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